Crystal Adds Free Wi-Fi For Club Members

Crystal Cruises is offering free Wi-Fi for repeat guests beginning this fall.

Each Crystal Society member will get 60 minutes of complimentary Internet access for every day of the cruise. Yes, that means people on a 10-day cruise will get 600 free minutes per person that can be used anything during the voyage.

The offer is effective with the Crystal Serenity’s Sept. 19 New England/Canada sailing and Crystal Symphony’s Oct. 15 Panama Canal cruise. What’s more, the company recently rolled out a multi-million-dollar upgrade of its wireless systems onboard. 

“We are continually refining our all-inclusive experience to offer an array of choices for our global guests. Since the majority of our guests are repeaters, we opted to expand our Crystal Society offerings to thank our loyal patrons,” said Crystal President Edie Bornstein.

The company has spent more than a year planning and installing improvements to the onboard Internet experience, maximizing satellite bandwidth so more users can stream more content simultaneously. Crystal also expanded the Wi-Fi signal range throughout the ships to include all staterooms, public spaces and outdoor decks. And the Internet will be accessible in areas that were previously unavailable, such as Japan.

All full-revenue guests who have completed their first Crystal cruise automatically become Crystal Society members. Guests can purchase additional minutes for 75 cents per minute without an activation fee. Internet packages that reduce the per-minute charge also are available.

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